What color is #1D2524?

#1D2524 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2524?

The RGB value is 29, 37, 36: 29 red, 37 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2524?

The complementary color is #251D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2524 color

#1D2524 rgb(29, 37, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2524 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.5% green and 14.1% blue (29, 37, 36).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#1D2524 color codes

HEX	`#1D2524`
RGB	`rgb(29, 37, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.9, -3.82, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.9, 3.85, 187.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.487, 1.712, 1.921)`
Decimal	`1910052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2524, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1D2524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1D2524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2524; }
.text { color: #1d2524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 37 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2524, #1d2225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D2524?: #1D2524 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2524?: The RGB value is 29, 37, 36: 29 red, 37 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2524?: The complementary color is #251D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.